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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- joy_braima@she.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Joy Braima <joybraima@cantv.net>
Reply-To: joy_braima@she.com
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 14:43:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: READ CAREFULLY
My name is Joy Braima,23 years old, from Sierra Leone studying in London.Please can i confide in you? Currently, i am having a great problem with my wicked uncle Michael Braima, after he had succeeded in taking all of my late father's properties by force,after i had lost my parents in a plane crash which really has made me an orphan.
I wish request that you secretly assist me dislodge a fund of $2.9Million U.S.Dollar which my late father deposited for my up keep. I have every proof for the deposit at my disposal and i am willing to give you 25% of the total fund when everything is done.
I will give you the full details of the deposited fund as soon you show your interest by replying to my private email: joy_braima@she.com
Thanks.
Joy Braima.
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